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Nazca

The Peruvian city of Nazca is the capital of the province of Nazca, located on the right bank of the river Aja (tributary of the Rio Grande). Nazca is a city very active due to the influx of tourists who visit daily to the ancient Nazca Lines and agricultural development and trade that exists in the area.

Founded by the Viceroy Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza, Marquis de Cañete in 1591, Nazca was also known for producing a spirit similar to grape-pisco-destined for consumption of slaves and the local people called born.

The people of Nazca was created on August 29, 1821, then on 2 July 1855 was elevated to the rank of district, becoming then in the province on January 23, 1941.

On November 12, 1996, an earthquake of 6.4 with epicenter at sea (Marcona), hit seriously in the city of Nazca, despite its magnitude in the city only 7 people died (of total 17), but more than 8000 buildings collapsed completely and 1600 people were injured.

The district Nasca and the District of Vista Alegre form a single urban core to be both practically united to form the city (30 thousand inhabitants approx), which is not the case with other districts of the province.

Actual Nazca is a thriving tourist centre of international renown, besides the development of trade and services have turned the city into one of the main cities of southern Peruvian Nazca has regained its beauty that has always characterized.

Tourist attraction

Nazca Lines

The Nazca Lines, as are best known, are in the Pampas of Jumana, in the desert of Nazca, between the towns of Palpa and Nazca in Peru. They were drawn by the Nazca culture. They are composed of several hundred figures which cover designs as simple as lines to complex zoomorphic figures, and geometric fitomorfas appearing drawn on the surface.

What is astonishing that these lines can only be seen in its entirety from the air, to fly across the desert, which has attracted big questions about the intentions and abilities of their builders.

Joined

It is believed that these geoglyphs were made by the inhabitants of the Nazca culture that inhabited this region, between 200 a. C. and 700 D. C. Because of overlapping reasons, se cree likely to have been carried out in two stages, first the figures, and then the lines. However, due to soil characteristics is very difficult to date with certainty the period in which they were built, especially by the difficulties to implement the system by carbon 14 dating, which has not yielded conclusive. Thus, scientists have had to rely on other methods, such as comparing the figures of the geoglyphs with pottery found in the grounds of the Nazca culture.

Origin of the Nazca lines

The first reference to those figures belongs to the conqueror Cieza de Leon in 1547.

Toribio Mejia Xesspe rediscovers the lines to the scientific world in the early twentieth century. Mejia Xesspe conjecture that it was "drought" or holy roads. Continues its investigations Paul Kosok, who considers the ceremony and Places of Worship.

The mathematical Maria Reiche influenced Paul Kosok venturing the hypothesis that these drawings were astronomical significance.

Satellite image of the lines Nazca.El first field study seriously about these drawings is due after five seasons of fieldwork, the team Reindel and Isla. These archaeologists have excavated and documented more than 650 deposits and have managed to trace the history of the culture that created these drawings, in addition to giving them a sense.

he water played an important role in the region. The excavations have brought to light small cavities in geoglifos where religious offerings were found in agricultural products and animals, especially marine. The drawings formed a landscape ritual had to be designed to facilitate the invocation of water. Moreover were found stakes, ropes and testing figures. Of these elements as simple used the ancient inhabitants of Nazca to trace the drawings. In addition we must remember that is one of the driest areas of the world which encourages the preservation of the drawings.

Views closely, these lines are converted into simple drills on the floor. The geological characteristics of the pampas conducive not be necessary to obtain a much more visible result. The surface is composed of a layer of pebbles of a dark reddish color caused by oxidation, which covers another of a yellowish clear. The nazcas were limited to remove the stones along a route that superiors had previously pointed stakes, joined by twine, from a scale model and a smaller dose of geometry. The stones were eliminated accumulated in small mounds that are still preserved. The working method has been completely rebuilt from the evidence gathered by the archeological expeditions.

Extension

Among Palpa and Nazca, in the pampas of Socos, located a few lines drawn on the floor, whose width varies between 40 centimeters and 1.10 meters. It is a land between black and red that becomes violácea at dusk. A semicircle of hills in the distance form a giant natural amphitheater open to the west.

In this region, thousands of lines stretching for 520 sq km, and some even extends into an area of 800 sq km.

The lengths of the lines are variable, reaching some measure up to 275 m long.

Cahuachi

Citadel and ceremonial center of former Nascar, there are two staggered adobe pyramids, very close to this place known as Estaqueria, where he retains stakes carob.

Chauchilla Cemetery

Located 10 km. to the southern city of Nazca contains pottery and Inca mummies.

Cerro Blanco

Located east of the city of Nazca, Peru's largest dune; ideal for adventure sports like paragliding and Sandboard.

Municipal Museum of Nazca

can be seen ceramics and textiles from the Nazca culture.